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Okokok so I had a bit of personal stuff to handle that took longer than I would have liked it to, but it has been taken care of and hopefully, I will be back to posting consistently. I also have my finals next week so I’ll be studying this weekend and next week mostly! I’m still planning to post about my class studies as I mentioned in my last post before this semester is over. I’m glad to be back and ready to get to coding! NOW TIME TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS >:)

FreeCodeCamp

FreeCodeCamp was easy to get back into, I didn’t have any trouble resuming where I left off. I’m happy that I’m retaining information instead of it going in one ear and out the other! If that’s one problem I have it’s not practicing so I end up forgetting what I have learned! I’m hoping to pick up the pace and do lessons every other day.

Finished Lessons 91/91 of Learn Basic CSS by Building a Cafe Menu.

Started Lessons 3/94 of CSS Colored Markers.

Extra

I made a Banana Rum cake with Brown Butter Frosting!! 10/10 It was one of my best yet I’m so proud!

I took a little longer than I wanted for my next post but with only a somewhat made-up posting schedule I’ll excuse myself this once. I’m doing good in my college classes and soon I’ll make a post about my class studies. I also only have 7 weeks left of this semester!

FreeCodeCamp

I  like front-end languages so far. I don’t have much experience with javascript yet but I like HTML and CSS. It’s probably because HTML and CSS are a lot easier than other languages so it’s a walk in the park for me compared to the back-end language Java. I'm excited to start my own HTML and CSS projects after I get more confident coding them.

Lessons 70/91 of Learn Basic CSS by Building a Cafe Menu.

Exercism

I wanted to start with that exercism is not beginner friendly! I think it would be better to do the codecademy java course and have a good basis of the language before heading over to exercism. It’s more for practice projects than actually teaching lessons. The mentors are extremely helpful if you get stuck or for each exercise, I like looking at the community solutions after I finish to see the different ways people coded the same problem!

In progress with Play your Cards! (Blackjack)

Exercises 8/132 of the Java Section.

FreeCodeCamp

Today I only worked on the freecodecamp web design course. I’m getting through these lessons quickly, but I don’t want to zoom through each course section and just forget everything I learned so I want to pace myself. I’m also returning to college next week from spring break so I hope I can manage posting into my schedule too.

Finished lessons 69/69 of  Learn HTML by Building a Cat Photo App.

 Lessons 45/91 of Learn Basic CSS by Building a Cafe Menu.

Note: I’ve noticed I tend to forget the formatting for HTML but not for CSS so that's something for me to practice.

Extra

I tried matcha green tea for the first time today and I think I'm obsessed now.

I finished my first crochet project! A little flower coaster, it’s a little wonky but I am still very proud of it!

!!! Everyone is so nice in this community! Thank you for all the warm welcomes on my intro post <3

Day 1 /100

I think I was pretty productive today! I finally set up a github even though i'm still slightly confused on how it works. I’ve restarted my progress on my freecodecamp account. I also decided to try something new! I’m using Exercism instead of Codecademy to scrub up on my java skills. I’m stoked to see how it’s going to go the farther I get into the exercises!

FreeCodeCamp

I started the responsive web design course to learn HTML and CSS so I can get ahead for my web app. class i’m taking next semester, and I took a web design class in high school so i'm familiar but definitely need a refresher. 

Started the Responsive Web Design Course.

Lessons 32/69 of Learn HTML by Building a Cat Photo App.

Exercism

I didn’t really plan to get into Exercism today too much today, but I will say there are a lot more exercises for java than Codecademy has. I feel that Codecademy lacks a bit in the java department (free courses). It goes into language syntax and basic concepts but then doesn't get into the details.

Hello world & built a code lasagna.

Exercises 3/132 of the Java Section.

I wanted to start this blog so I could track my progress of the materials I learn as well as to motivate me to really get into coding. I’m so focused on coding for college that i’ve never taken the time to explore programming on my own. So the purpose of this blog is to help me explore that by sharing my experiences.

About Me:

My name is Heather

Age: 21

Pronouns: she/her

I’m a college student studying computer science

Learning French (and maybe Spanish or German)

INFP

My Hobbies & Interests:

Making playlist on my spotify for every scenario & genre

Reading

Learning to cook/bake new recipes

Games (Roguelikes, sandbox, and indie games)

Plants

Learning the piano and guitar

What I Post:

I’ll be posting about my programming and coding journey throughout my uni/personal experiences then hopefully one day post my time as a software developer. I’ll post some hopefully useful resources, info, and such that can also help others. As well as codeblr/studyblr challenges. Mostly though i’ll be posting to motivate myself and be productive.

(I’ll probably post something off topic once in a while such as just general updates, a langblr post, or a new playlist I made.)

Goals:

These are my current long-term goals that I would like to achieve. I’ll post my more specific goals and their status in other post.

- Programming

HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Python

C++

Java

- Personal

Get accepted to an internship 

Continue learning french

Become more involved with college activities

Get a job as a software developer

I also wanted to mention these accounts who inspired me to start this blog and expand my learning. 💚